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STOP VALVE.

No. 414,509. Patented Nov. 5, 1889.

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PATENT IsAAc FISHER, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

STOP-VALVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofV Letters Patent No. 414,509, datedNovember 5, 1889.

Application filed July 18, 1889. Serial No.3l'7,923. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may'concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC FISHER, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Stop-Valves, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of this invention is a stop-valve by means of which the flowof a liquid or fluid through a pipe or conduit can be regulated, andwhich can be closed tight without difficulty.

The peculiar and novel construction of my stop-valve is pointed out inthe following specification and claims, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure .l represents a longitudinalcentral section when the-valvcis wide open. Fig. 2 is a similar sectionwhen the valve is closed. Fig. 3 is a central section of the shell. Fig.4 is a transverse section of the same in the plane zr, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 isa plan of the valve and its carrier detached.

Similarletters indica te corresponding parts.

In the drawings, the letter A designates the valveeshell, which is openat bot-h ends and provided with screwthreads, by means of whichconnection can be made with pipes or with a pipe and a nozzle, as may bedesired. From the body of this shell extends a tubular nipple N, and inthe interior of this nipple and of the body A are formed two guide- Waysc, ce, 8 and a, the inner ends of which are rbent toward thedischarge-opening b of the shell A.

B is the valve, which is made in the form of a globe or ball of anymaterial suitable for the purpose. In some cases-for instance, when myvalve is to be used to regulate the flow of water through the nozzle ofa hose- I make the same of indiarubber; but when the valve is to be usedto control the flow of steam through a pipe I make the ball of ashestusber or other material capable of resisting the heat of steam. The valveB is carried in a yoke C, adapted to swing in the arc of a circle andhinged to the lengthwisemovable spindle E. The valve is fitted into thisyoke, so that it can revolve freely round its axis. In the example shownin the drawings a pin I) extends loosely through the ball-valve B, andthe ends of this pin form gudgeons b h', which engage the bent guides cta..

On the tubular nippleNis secured a screw cap O, through which extends aspindle E, which is connected to the yoke C by a pivot c. The screw-capO is provided with an eX- tcnsion 0, in the interior of which is formeda stuffing-box, through which the spindle E extends.

P is a cap, which engages a screw-thread on the extension 0, and whichis secured to the spindle E in such a manner that it (the cap) can beturned freely in either direction, thereby imparting to the spindle E amovement in the direction of its length. Then the cap P is turned backto the position shown in Fig. l, the valve B is wide open; but when thecap P is turned .to the position shown in Fig. 2 the valve B is firmlypressed into the discharge-opening l), so as to close the same. Byturning the cap P back the discharge-opening b can be opened more orless, an d the quantity of liquid or fluid passing through the same canbe regulated. For this reason my stop\'alve is of particular advantagewhen the same is applied to the end of a hose, so that the man whohandles the hose and directs the stream of water to the lire canregulate the quantity of water which he throws into a building but mystopvalve can also be used as a throttle-valve to regulate the iiow ofsteam through a pipe, or for many other purposes.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination of a shell A, having bent guides ce, alengthwise-movable spindle E, a yoke C, swinging in the arc of a circle,hinged to the spindle and engaging the guides, a valve B, carried by andswinging with the yoke, and means for moving the spindle, substantiallyas described.

2. The combination, with the shell A, provided with bent guides a, of aball-valve B, the yoke C, the pin D, made to extend through the yoke andthe valve and to engage the guides a., the spindle E, pivoted to theyoke C, and means for imparting to this spindle a movement in thedirection of its length, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence oftwo'subscribing witnesses.

isAAc FISHER..

Witnesses J. VAN SANTvooRD, ERNsi T?. KASTENHUBER.

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